Kuala Lumpur: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the “deplorable” violence in Myanmar, urging the country’s military rulers to restore civilian rule and open a credible path toward democracy. Speaking during the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Guterres condemned the ongoing bloodshed that has gripped Myanmar since the 2021 military coup, describing the situation as a humanitarian and regional catastrophe.

Guterres warned that the military takeover has “piled calamity upon calamity,” leading to untold suffering among civilians and threatening the stability of the entire Southeast Asian region. He pressed the junta to implement the long-stalled ASEAN peace plan and restore democratic governance, emphasizing that Myanmar’s crisis cannot be re

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